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Holo Gram replied to Holo Gram's discussion 'Does every living animal have a consciousness?'"So being conscious of your environment doesn't necessarily equate to consciousness?
Defining consciousness
"The evolution of the capacity to simulate seems to have culminated in subjective consciousness. Why this should have happened…"
Holo Gram replied to Holo Gram's discussion 'Does every living animal have a consciousness?'"So much of what I had imagined as consciousness are instead "tropisms".
Chemotropism, movement or growth in response to chemicals
Geotropism (or gravitropism), movement or growth in response to gravity
Heliotropism,…"
Ray R. replied to Melvinotis's discussion 'How to acknowledge good fortune?'"I believe that good planning and making reasoned decisions have quite a lot to do with good outcomes ."
Melvinotis replied to Melvinotis's discussion 'How to acknowledge good fortune?'"But happiness is a transitive property. I am sometimes happy, but even when I am not, I am appreciative of my condition."
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Wolf Blitzer Asks Tornado Survivor if She Thanked the Lord; Replies She's an Atheist
"I thought her response was spectacular . It takes courage to openly state disbelief in absurd fairy tales smack dab in the middle of Jesus and meth country . Wolf Blitzer isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer . I saw him get absolutely…"
Ron Humphrey replied to Ron Humphrey's discussion 'insane comment following tornadoes in Oklahoma'"Another man being interviewed made the statement that god has his reasons for doing what he did. Utter rot."
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